Samsung Galaxy A13 5G vs Google Pixel 7
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A13 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G) that was released on December 2, 2021, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 645 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4355 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (802K versus 287K)
- Delivers 122% higher peak brightness (976 against 440 nits)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 54% higher pixel density (416 vs 270 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 89.4% | 98.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 35 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | 1519:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 93214 | 242485 |
| GPU | 49042 | 219273 |
| Memory | 67614 | 151362 |
| UX | 75569 | 185590 |
| Total score | 287679 | 802280 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1191 | 6523 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5640 | 7598 |
| Video editing | 4954 | 6234 |
| Photo editing | 11786 | 18318 |
| Data manipulation | 6064 | 10230 |
| Writing score | 8143 | 15569 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI Core 4.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 16.5 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (27% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:18 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:16 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | - | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1960 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2021 | October 2022 |
| Release date | December 2021 | October 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.